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Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024MUKTITA SUHARTONOComments Off on Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks

Two people have died following the intense rains that inundated the city of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas that are popular with tourists.

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Namibia to Cull More Than 700 Wild Animals for Meat During Major Drought

August 29, 2024August 30, 2024Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Namibia to Cull More Than 700 Wild Animals for Meat During Major Drought

The Southern African country plans to butcher over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants and 300 zebras, to feed people and, it hopes, cut down on dangerous cross-species encounters.

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A Mammoth DNA Discovery Helps Map an Ancient Genome in 3-D

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024Siobhan RobertsComments Off on A Mammoth DNA Discovery Helps Map an Ancient Genome in 3-D

A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it once worked.

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On the Kenya-Tanzania Border, an Elephant Hunting Ban Has Collapsed

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024Shola LawalComments Off on On the Kenya-Tanzania Border, an Elephant Hunting Ban Has Collapsed

Five bulls from the area around a Kenyan wildlife reserve have been shot and killed in Tanzania in recent months. The countries have very different conservation strategies.

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A Tourist From New Mexico Is Killed by an Elephant in Zambia

June 22, 2024June 22, 2024Sara Ruberg and Emily SchmallComments Off on A Tourist From New Mexico Is Killed by an Elephant in Zambia

The incident came months after another tourist was killed in Zambia when an elephant charged her group. One wildlife expert said the attacks were most likely “freak accidents.”

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To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023Emily AnthesComments Off on To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold

Elephants rely on visual cues to maintain consistent timing of their strides, a new study suggests.

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Author Delia Owens and Her Husband Tried to Save Elephants in Zambia. What Happened?

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023Ruth Maclean, Collins Chilumba Sampa and Gulshan KhanComments Off on Author Delia Owens and Her Husband Tried to Save Elephants in Zambia. What Happened?

A visit to a remote conservation park reveals the long-term impact on villagers of a crusade by the novelist Delia Owens and her husband to protect animals from poachers.

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Thailand’s Unemployed Elephants Are Back Home, Huge and Hungry

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023Muktita Suhartono and Ulet IfansastiComments Off on Thailand’s Unemployed Elephants Are Back Home, Huge and Hungry

When the tourists who rode them disappeared from resort destinations, Thailand’s captive elephants, and their owners, went back to their birth villages, where finding enough food has been a struggle.

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2 Ivory Smugglers Captured in International Operation, U.S. Says

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021Christine ChungComments Off on 2 Ivory Smugglers Captured in International Operation, U.S. Says

The men were captured by relying on DNA sampling from a previously seized ivory haul, which helped experts pinpoint the location of poached elephants.

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Fleeting Glimpses of Indonesia’s Endangered Orangutans

August 2, 2021Matt StirnComments Off on Fleeting Glimpses of Indonesia’s Endangered Orangutans

On the island of Sumatra, a devoted group of conservationists is grasping for a solution that will benefit both the animals and the people who live around them.

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